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To successfully brew a good cup of coffee, you need to have the right tools, and if you all are aware of my passion for coffee, you know that I have MANY (many, many) tools to brew a cup of coffee.

In an effort to show me that there is a stand out machine in the crowd, iCoffee gave me their new single serve Opus Brewer to try out in my own home coffee bar (yes, I confess I have a built-in barista bar in my home, complete with a pass through window, fridge and sink!).  

There are waaay too many nights that I am up until 3AM because I’m trying to catch up on all that I need to do.  Most of those have to do with my blog.  Which leaves me with the dilemma of…do I scale back on my business or do I leave my household tasks undone?  I also have other things I want to do with my time, like spend it with my family and enjoy my hobbies.  If only I had a few clones or few extra hours every day.  But I don’t, so what’s a girl to do?

Well I recently was given the chance to check out a new app called WayTaskers.  It’s free and available for both Android and Apple phones

My husband and I have never been big on spending a lot of money for Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we don’t take the chance to do a little something for each other to show our love for one another.  

For him that means that he will light a fire, sit and watch a ‘chick flick,’ pop up some popcorn and pour a glass of wine for me.  Things we already have around the home, but showing that he knows what makes me happy.

Usually I opt for giving him chocolate and spend some time gaming with him, but this year I decided to do something a little different.

We just went grocery shopping today, and as we were checking out I watched what was being scanned across the register.  We had some pretty healthy foods in the cart and others…not so much 😉  I try and purchase wholesome foods, but I know that we are still pretty far from our goal in getting all our essential vitamins and nutrients.  

I know that I should have plenty of fruits and vegetables in our weekly meal plans because of their important nutrients.  Late last year when I went for my wellness check, I received a phone call letting me know that my cholesterol levels were creeping toward that ‘borderline high’ mark.

Back when we lived up North we washed our vehicles a lot.  With the huge amounts of salt and sand that get put on the roads during winter, you have to or you risk damaging the paint on your vehicle body.

Now that we live down South, I admit we’re not nearly as fanatical at keeping our vehicles clean, especially when it’s colder outside, so usually the cars just stay dirty until the weather gets nicer and we can wash them in our driveway.

Even with a regular exercise routine, trying to eat properly and getting the recommended hours of sleep – it’s possible that your body just isn’t getting what it needs completely and a dietary supplement like a multivitamin can help.

The choices though may seem overwhelming. Should one choose a generic all encompassing one? One for a particular age group? One for their gender? All good questions!

A lot of that is personal preference, but one thing you should look for in a multivitamin are natural ingredients, especially if you’re lacking them from your diet.

One in four American deaths is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is an extremely alarming statistic for my family since my husband’s family seems to have a genetic predisposition to heart disease.

We had a lot of questions for our physicians and practitioners for strategies to help us prevent heart disease and here are some of the tips they gave us.

Everyone who knows me well, knows that I can sniff out bargains like they have peromones that call out to me!  While I used to love shopping from morning until supper time, these days I find myself usually only going to the store when I actually need something.  Truth be told, I really prefer shopping in my pjs 🙂  But I don’t want to sacrifice price for the convenience of not leaving my home. 

That’s why I’m glad I found out about Verified Codes.

Many of you already know that my husband is a nerdy geek.  From elves to aliens with blue tentacles, my guy finds fantasy worlds and spaceships entertaining and hobby worthy.  Over the years he has wooed me to ‘the dark side’ and I partake in much of it right along side him.